USN-269-1: xscreensaver vulnerability

11 April 2006

xscreensaver vulnerability

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Details

In some cases, xscreensaver did not properly grab the keyboard when
reading the password for unlocking the screen, so that the password
was typed into the currently active application window.

The only known vulnerable case was when xscreensaver activated while
an rdesktop session was currently active.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 5.04
  • xscreensaver-gl -
  • xscreensaver-nognome -
  • xscreensaver-gnome -
  • xscreensaver -
Ubuntu 4.10
  • xscreensaver-gl -
  • xscreensaver-nognome -
  • xscreensaver-gnome -
  • xscreensaver -

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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